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@ami_angelwings
My personal opinion is that the work stands apart and has a life of its own beyond the author ... unless revelations about the author expose darker meanings and intentions buried in the work. Sometimes ideas or scenes you thought were accidents or ironic or pointed humor turn out to be true insights into the author's inner demons. So, those works can't help but get retroactively poisoned by what you know too late.

@ami_angelwings
Some of the most interesting arguments keep popping up around the question whether you can continue to love a body of work (Harry Potter, the Ender's Game Saga, Dilbert, Neil Gaman, etc) even when confronted with the hostile homophobia, transphobia, regressive political views and sexual abuse of their creator. I've been surprised a few times that people are willing mostly to engage this question with some nuance and empathy. True fans can understand you having to reject the work you love because of its author and also accept someone who clings dearly to the meaning that a beloved work holds for them while ignoring the abject flaws of its author.

@ami_angelwings
A cinemaphile/cinematography YouTuber I greatly respect (a true expert on film) argued that High-Frame-Rate movies are a gimmicky abomination that will NEVER create watchable films. I briefly and gently suggested that he could be right but the same was said before about every technological advancement in film (sound, color, 3D, IMAX, digital projection, etc.) He came back at me with paragraphs and paragraphs of criticism questioning my utter lack of knowledge, whether I'd seen any good films at all and generally doubting I had any good sense or taste. Once a few of his fans piled on with insults, nothing I said with good humor, humility and a respectful tone could diminish the collective hate coming my way. I thought we'd at least get to a agree-to-disagree resolution but I was left with no choice but to exit the discussion in shame.